WoRMS taxon details
original description
Davis, D. (1984). Olavius cornuatus sp.n. (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from Georges Bank (NW Atlantic). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 13(4): 273-275., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1984.tb00042.x [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Erséus, C. (1984). Taxonomy and phylogeny of the gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta,Tubificidae), with descriptions of one new genus and twenty-two new species. Zoologica Scripta, 13(4): 239-272 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Davis, D. (1985). The Oligochaeta of Georges bank (NW Atlantic), with descriptions of four new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 98(1):158-176., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34648431#page/176/mode/1up [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 97242, geounit Georges Bank [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Subtidal coarse sand, 58-138 m [details]
Distribution Off Massachusetts (NW Atlantic). [details]
Etymology The name cornuafus is Latin for "horn-shaped", referring to the shape of the atria of this species [details]
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